Department: Sheriff
Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): 100001000001234
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Houston-Galveston Area Council
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Sheriff’s Office for approval to accept an amendment from the Houston-Galveston Area Council to extend the grant end date to February 29, 2024 and increase the award amount from $1,248,000 to $1,468,000 for the FY 2022-23 Regional Incident Management Tow and Go Program.
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Background and Discussion:
This grant program funds the salaries of six positions and contracts with authorized auto towing contractors to remove stalled or abandoned vehicles. The overall goal of this program is to remove stalled or abandoned vehicles on Harris County roads. This grant was originally approved by Commissioners Court on January 25, 2022. The first amendment to extend the grant end date was approved by Commissioners Court on June 27, 2023.
Expected Impact:
Removes stalled or abandoned vehicles in Harris County.
Alternative Options:
Without this grant amendment Harris County would forfeit the opportunity to remove stalled or abandoned vehicles in Harris County.
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
|
Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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1/25/2025 |
234 |
Award Acceptance |
|
6/27/2023 |
205 |
Award Amendment |
Location: Countywide
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
|
Service Name |
Sheriff’s Office - Patrol Support Services Bureau |
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FY 24 |
FY 25 |
Next 3 FYs |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
|
Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Non-Labor Expenditures |
$220,000 |
$ |
$ |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
$220,000 |
$ |
$ |
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Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Requested |
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Grant |
$220,000 |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
$220,000 |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$220,000 |
$ |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Requested |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: January 30, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Amanet Habte, Grant Analyst, Sheriff’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Grant Modification Agreement and Order